mgetty: opening a specially crafted file leads to an infinite loop and DoS
Published Jul 24, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.83%
Description
mgetty prior to version 1.2.1 is affected by: Infinite Loop. The impact is: DoS, the program does never terminates. The component is: g3/g32pbm.c. The attack vector is: Local, the user should open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
Affected products
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- Version prior to version 1.2.1 [fixed: 1.2.1]StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- < 1.2.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mgetty
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mgetty
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mgetty
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mgetty | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mgetty | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mgetty | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 56.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 56.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 26.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 26.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 24.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 46.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010189 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1739373 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YH7KTF6IB4LZURQHCOICNVE6YDAIHV62/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010189
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1010189
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty/ x_refsource_MISCNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010189 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1739373 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YH7KTF6IB4LZURQHCOICNVE6YDAIHV62/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010189 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1010189 | ||
| https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty/ | x_refsource_MISCNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.